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WorksheetsEnvironmental Biomes
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
2.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical rainforest
3.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
pine forest
4.
One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as
a)
glaciation
b)
permafrost
c)
crystallization
d)
soilfrost
5.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
6.
Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
7.
Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
savannah
d)
tundra
8.
Which of the following habitats probably has the greatest number of plant and animal species?
a)
the African savannah
b)
a rainforest in Brazil
c)
a temperate forest in China
d)
a temperate grassland in Kansas
9.
Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
grassland
10.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
11.
This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here. This biome is classified as a
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
temperate forest
12.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Water and Temperature
13.
The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.
a)
taiga
b)
grassland
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rainforest
14.
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
a)
Deserts
b)
Tropical Rain Forests
c)
Savannas
d)
Chaparral
15.
Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?
a)
desert
b)
prairie
c)
deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
16.
A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
a)
desert
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
17.
Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
18.
Which Biome has permafrost?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Taiga
d)
Tundra
19.
Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
20.
Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?
a)
Taiga
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
21.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
22.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
23.
Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
24.
Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Taiga
25.
Which biome do we live in?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
26.
Which biome produces over 50% of the world's oxygen?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
27.
Which biome is Canada in?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Desert
28.
Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Rainforest
d)
Tundra
29.
Which biome could an animal who hibernates in the winter to survive the cold live in?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Rainforest
30.
In which biome does an organism have to be able to conserve water to survive?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Temperate Forest
31.
A treeless biome that has permafrost
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Taiga
d)
Deciduous
32.
The trees in this biome are characterized by needle-like leaves that are called conifers
a)
Desert
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
33.
This biome has rich, fertile soil and much of the crop production in the U.S. is from this biome
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Desert
d)
Tropical Rainforest
34.
This biome has the largest diversity (largest number of different kinds) of plant and animal species
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rainforest
35.
Cacti are the main plant associated with this biome
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Grasslands
36.
This biome's soil can be described as permafrost
a)
Taiga
b)
Tundra
37.
This biome gets the highest percentage of rain yearly
a)
Taiga
b)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Grasslands
38.
One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as
a)
Hoarfrost
b)
Glaciation
c)
Permafrost
d)
Crystallization
39.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rainforest
40.
Which characteristics are common in the taiga biome?
a)
Spruces. elk, snowshoe hares, sever winters
b)
Lichens, reindeer, and permafrost
c)
Grasses, bison, prairie dogs
41.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
Tundra
b)
Rainforest
c)
Desert
d)
Pineforest
42.
Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
a)
non-living
b)
plants
c)
living thing
d)
soil
43.
Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Trees
d)
Sunlight
44.
Biomes with densely packed trees sometimes form a continuous green "roof" layer called a:
a)
canopy
b)
ceiling
c)
green layer
d)
forest top
45.
The trees in this biome shed their leaves and grow new ones each year:
a)
temperate deciduous forest
b)
grasslands
c)
deserts
d)
tundra
46.
The ability to conserve water is an important adaptation in which biome?
a)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
47.
Which two biomes have the least precipitation?
a)
tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
b)
savanna and tropical dry forest
c)
tundra and desert
d)
boreal forest and temperate woodland
48.
The word that best describes the average conditions over time is?
a)
Climate
b)
Global average
c)
Weather
d)
Precip and Temp
49.
Why doesn’t photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water?
a)
There is no sunlight.
b)
There are not enough nutrients.
c)
The salinity level of the water is too high.
d)
The water temperature is too cold.
50.
Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?
a)
Rock
b)
Sand
c)
Wind
d)
Tree
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